MMD > Archives > April 1998 > 1998.04.04 > 05Prev  Next


Journals on CD-ROM
By Don Cox

In Digest 980403 Sam Harris wrote:

> Concerning the idea that different operating systems are a problem,
> I would agree to an extent, but that has not stopped other publishers
> from creating a CD version of their works.  Many of these CDs have
> content for Mac or Windows operating systems on the same disk.

And what about all the other operating systems?  I use Amiga, others
use Acorn, Unix, etc., etc.  And what about reading this material in 5
or 10 years time?

I would strongly recommend that the most neutral format possible should
be used.  For instance, text as ASCII or perhaps RTF.  Images in a
common format such as TIFF or JPEG.  And so on.

Keep everything as plain as possible: this is a historical archive, not
a computer game.

Kind regards

Don Cox
doncox@enterprise.net

 [ I advocate HTML, because it is an international public standard,
 [ for every web browser, and therefore most likely to be supported
 [ for a long, long time.   -- Robbie


(Message sent Sat 4 Apr 1998, 15:29:54 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

Key Words in Subject:  CD-ROM, Journals
Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation
No PayPal account required
SSL Certificate
by
Let's Encrypt